"Tuskegee Football Announces Coaching Staff Additions"

What follows is a portion of a press release, sent earlier today, by Tuskegee football. It is cropped in order to isolate the Birmingham-specific content.

TUSKEGEE, Ala. __ On Tuesday, Tuskegee head football coach, Aaron James, announced the addition of three new assistant coaches to his staff for the upcoming 2024 season. James had added another familiar face to Golden Tiger fans to the mold in former football star Harry Williams, to serve as offensive coordinator after serving in the same role at Alabama State for the last two seasons.

Williams joins the Golden Tiger staff after one of the most successful careers in program history. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Williams was a standout wide receiver at Tuskegee and had a successful playing career as he finished with 83 receptions for 1,584 yards (19.1 avg.) and eight touchdowns. An accomplished kick returner, he averaged 23.8 yards per kick return on 19 returns for a total of 453 yards.

After a successful collegiate career, Williams was drafted in the seventh round by the New York Jets in 2005. He has also spent time with the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Houston Texans and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europa before jumping into the coaching ranks in 2009.

The image is from Williams' Alabama State bio. That bio also includes the following: "He’s married to the former Joell Washington of Charleston, South Carolina. They have two daughters and one son...."

In looking into Williams' Tuskegee playing career more, I came upon a summary of his school's 27-17 victory against Alabama State in the Turkey Day Classic during his final season in 2004. It concludes as follows: 

Evidently Joell made her decision! 😇

Here's a picture of Williams in action from the September 6th, 2003, Montgomery Advertiser. Prior to playing for Tuskegee, Williams attended Jackson-Olin High School.